woodsguy
Ride Red
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- Rob
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- Vaughan
Amazing a bike could shear off a pole like that, even more amazing he lived! On 75 outside New Waverly.
I bet the pole was rotten and needed replaced to begin with.
The rider managed to separate himself from the motorcycle
Some of them you can push over if they are rotten enough. Just saying.drunk phone poles will jump in front of you every time!
very lucky guy, utility poles are extremely difficult to knock down.
Some of them you can push over if they are rotten enough. Just saying.
A M855 bullet weighs a mere .14oz but when propelled with enough velocity penetrates steel.
So, while shocking it is well within physics for a moto to take out even a non-rotted utility pole. Someone familiar with that spot could likely tell us how much runway that rider would have available to reach ramming speed.
I'll see if I can find the spot this week, but 75 is straight from Huntsville to New Waverly, just very hilly and bunches of driveways.
Our own CDC used his new BMW to remove an axle from a dually and survive. If he can do it, this one can too. Happy that CDC is still with us.
This thread brought memories...